Vancrest couple celebrates 69th anniversary, residents pet donkeys
Ralph and Tillie Spieles, residents of Vancrest Assisted Living, celebrated 69 years of marriage Monday at the center. The retired Delphos farming couple raised six children, Bob, Chuck, Jim, Carol, Marcia and Diane, and too many to count grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

#1 — Added 2 years, 10 months ago
Great picture. Thank you for arranging this for the paper.
Posted on April 25, 2007 at 12:36 pm by Jim Spieles
#2 — Added 12 months ago
i congugelate you upon reaching that anniversary
i know you have a great reward waiting for you in heaven after raising all those children. because it is a God given responsibility . it doesn’t matter what they have became, you played your part so the ball is now in their hands. i wish i could just get some tips of what kept you together for all that long in marriege. as am also looking forward to get a lady to marry.
may God bless you more and more.
with love and admiration
nathan-uganda
Posted on March 22, 2009 at 10:37 am by Kibwika Nathan